Best Practices

Over the last year we’ve seen a move to bring lighting control to the fixture level. Many manufacturers have integrated occupancy sensors and photocells into their fixtures. Sometimes these controls are connected to a local network of lighting fixtures, but more often the integrated controls are designed to generate some energy savings by enabling bi-level switching for areas like corridors, stairwells and sometimes troffers in open offices…

The retrofit and relight business is in full swing today. A variety of new LED replacement luminaires, retrofit/conversion kits and lamps are available from a variety of manufacturers, and whether we are talking about a T12 to T8 fluorescent conversion or fluorescent to LED, the economic value proposition and project mechanics are well understood.

When you’re having trouble sleeping, light is the last thing you assume you need. But according to a pilot study attempting to solve insomnia among lung cancer patients led by University at Buffalo sleep researcher Grace Dean, light may just be the answer…

The lighting market continued the move toward LED technology in 2014. LED lamp revenues in 2013 were 25% of total global lamp revenues, growing to 30% in 2014 and forecast to reach 67% in 2022…

As previously seen, a contextual analysis establishes the repertoire and hierarchy of the elements of composition among roads, open spaces, buildings. The analysis also helps to establish

In recent years we have become committed to making our cities pleasant and friendly places to live. We do this by remaking public spaces so that urban life becomes more humane, more safe, and more comfortable.

Most distributors are perceived as demand fulfillers, waiting for a customer to generate an order, be it from a contractor or an MRO opportunity. Few have mastered the skill of creating demand while also fulfilling customer needs. Typically, these few have added sales specialists (automation, lighting or vertical market focused). These companies are considered the innovators and entities that can drive profitable growth for themselves.